Open Badges Engaging with students for evidence based learning
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What's a Badge?
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Not this...
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But this...
Open Badge Factory Issuing & Creating
Pathbrite Portfolios as a tool for discovery
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iChamps Existing model of Badge use
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iChamps • Self-selecting and selected • Engaged students • Confidence • Developing digital skills • Staff and Students
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Pathways = success
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iChamp badge 3 small badges = 1 overall badge
Applying the model in other contexts
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Case study GEOG1010
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Challenges • Students not ALL digitally literate • lack of relevance to the now (not
looking ahead • Need motivation • Academics job is teaching not career
coaches • New tech, unfamiliar
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Need motivation
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Updated approach • Issued more badges • Regular intervals • More instruction - inspiring • Range of tools • Enlisted students
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What we found • Issued more badges • Students more engaged
(analytics) • Students got to practice • Portfolio data useful >250
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Bonus
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Social Sciences Teamwork | Public Speaking
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Badges Teamwork and Public Speaking (3rd Yr UG)
Badges @ UOS • Social Sciences • Social Enterprise • Student Societies • Intercultural Comms • Library (future)
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Evaluation June -July 2017
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